Comforting The Chaos

Comforting The Chaos

By Jackie Palm and Paola FerminHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-Improvement
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Comforting The Chaos episodes

  • Our Interview with The Touchstone Foundation Youth Mental Wellness Partners
    For episode 10, we had the honor and the privilege to interview Shanece Bowman, Programs Director, and Sobeida Rosa, Marketing and Communications Director, of The Touchstone Foundation Youth Mental Wellness Partners. They informed us of all the outstanding programs available to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania families. They discussed their mission to destigmatize mental health and create a supportive community surrounding mental health awareness and access to mental health services.The fundraiser mentioned in this episode has passed, but there are still several opportunities to donate funds and volunteer time!https://touchstonefound.org/
    1 hr
  • Inner Child Healing and Parenting

    In this episode we touch on how we have been getting in touch with our inner children and the imperfect but good enough world of parenting that we experience and how the two things seem to intersect sometimes. And in honor of the episode, we get interrupted by children and fur children alike during recording ha

    1 hr 13 min
  • Projection

    In our 7th episode we are discussing projection -- a defense mechanism people subconsciously employ in order to cope with difficult feelings or emotions. Psychological projection involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings. We share our observations on how we see it show up in the world and within ourselves and our own relationships with others.

    1 hr 17 min
  • Self Sabotage

    In episode 6, we discuss our feelings and experiences with self sabotage and how imposter syndrome has shown up for us in the past and currently.

    1 hr 17 min
  • New Year New Me? Or Something Like That

    Join us for episode 5! We are discussing the difference for us between New Year's Resolutions and setting intentions for the New Year. This might be our favorite episode yet. Hopefully you'll find some inspiration to be gentle to yourself and with your goals for 2023

    1 hr 24 min
  • Why Aren't You Crying?

    Trigger Warning for this episode as we do discuss the topic of suicide

    In episode 4, we discuss the misconceptions of what depression and anxiety look like from person to person and how much they can vary, based on our own experiences.

    If you or a loved one are struggling with thoughts of suicide or self harm, please contact your local crisis intervention team or dial 988 to be connected with the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. There is hope and you are worthy of love and help.

    1 hr
  • Bonus Episode!!! Our Trip to Washington DC

    Join us for a quick bonus episode about our trip to Washington DC to see the very talented poet Rupi Kaur live at the Lincoln Theatre -- we discuss our trip and some of our favorite poems of hers and what they mean to us!

    Definitely feel free to check out her books from your local library or bookstore or purchase them online! They're amazing!

    33 min
  • Part 2 Of Kind Of A Book Discussion of "What Happened To You?"

    In episode 3, we continue our non traditional book review of the book "What Happened To You" by Dr Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. We discuss the key points in the book as they relate to us more so than discussing the actual stories shared in the book. See if you can spot the moment of dark humor where Jackie realizes she might have been set up for a Disney Princess story without saying it and Paola opens up about how she is trying to figure out who she is.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Book Review: What Happened To You? -- Our Thoughts and Reactions Part 1

    We both loved the book "What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" By Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey and we want to share what we loved about it with you. We're going over the key points and having a vulnerable discussion about how they relate to our own personal experiences.

    Link to the book below or feel free to stop by your local bookstore to purchase a copy!

    https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668880395&sr=8-1

    59 min

About Comforting The Chaos

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Comforting the Chaos is a podcast by two people who want to do just that – provide comfort in the chaos of a world that does not always like to engage in the uncomfortable, yet necessary conversations…